EP3435935A4 - Heat exchange module, system and method - Google Patents

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EP3435935A4
EP3435935A4 EP17776506.2A EP17776506A EP3435935A4 EP 3435935 A4 EP3435935 A4 EP 3435935A4 EP 17776506 A EP17776506 A EP 17776506A EP 3435935 A4 EP3435935 A4 EP 3435935A4
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heat exchange
exchange module
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Julio L. Vergara
Daniel ESTRADA
Mayank KALRA
Andrew PADULA
Ryan Cohn
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Hypothermia Devices Inc
University of California Santa Cruz
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University of California Santa Cruz
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